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A simple script to count number of words and lines in a document using only map and reduce functions (No Loops). Usage: cat foobar.txt | python LineWordCounter.py
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LineWordCounter
# A simple script to count number of words and lines in a document using only map and reduce functions (No Loops)
# Usage: cat foobar.txt | python LineWordCounter.py
import sys
DataToRead = sys.stdin.read()
print "Document has " + str(sum(map(lambda x: x=='\n',DataToRead))) + " lines"
print "Document has " + str(len(map(len, DataToRead.split()))) + " words"
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